Review Form

Review Details: Title of the manuscript

Completed: XX-YY-2022 09:54

Recommendation: to be chosen by reviewer

 
A. Substantive and formal evaluation of the paper

Title formulated correctly.

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Research objective, theses (hypotheses), research methods.

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Research problem formulated correctly.

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Research problem’s up-to-date status and solution to it.

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Manner of conducting research.

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Correctness and originality of findings.

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Work’s originality and its contribution to scholarly research.

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Manuscript’s formal accuracy: paper’s structure, language of the text, citations, sources, or possibly structure of tables/charts, if applicable.

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Scope of applicable literature, legal sources or case law used.

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Is the subject-matter of the paper compliant with the Journal’s profile?

BLR focuses on publishing papers not only from the area of legal theory and legal philosophy, but also other topics with international aspects (international law, EU law, regulation of the global business). Comparative papers and papers devoted to interesting trends and issues in national law that reflect various global challenges and could inspire legal knowledge and its application in other countries are also welcomed. Are themes processed in the article relevant to BLR?

  • yes
  • no

 

B.1 Comments and reasons for the evaluation

Detailed comments

I find the topic very intriguing and important from the comparative constitutional law perspective. In my opinion …

 

B.2 Suggested changes to be made (including adjustment for selected category) 

I would suggest changing…


C. Recommendation on the categorization of paper

Please suggest a category and section for publication

Studies and articles
Studies and articles are peer-reviewed papers bringing deep and comprehensive analyses of international law, European law, legal theory, philosophy, legal history, or comparative law. If covering national jurisdiction, they shall have solid comparative importance. Studies are longer and more comprehensive.


Discussion papers and commentaries
Discussion papers usually cover one jurisdiction or particular legal regulation with relevant comparative impact or particular legal problem. Commentaries shall provide insight and evaluation of selected legislation or case law relevant to the CEE legal environment and legal tradition. Both discussion papers and commentaries are peer-reviewed.


Reviews and reports
Reviews and reports shall bring notices and information on scientific publications and scientific events. They are not subject to peer-review.

  • Studies
  • Articles
  • Discussion Papers
  • Commentaries
  • Review and reports
  • None


D. Reviewer's recommendation

Please suggest your recommendation:

  • manuscript is suitable for publication
  • manuscript is suitable for publication after suggested changes have been made
  • manuscript to be sent back to the reviewer after the Author makes changes
  • manuscript is not suitable for publication
  • other (described in part B)